The United Kingdom had a motorization rate of 491 cars per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021. That year, there were just shy of two million motor vehicle sales in the United Kingdom.
Number of passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021
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European Commission. (September 20, 2023). Number of passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/452145/united-kingdom-uk-number-of-cars-per-1000-inhabitants/
European Commission. "Number of passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021." Chart. September 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/452145/united-kingdom-uk-number-of-cars-per-1000-inhabitants/
European Commission. (2023). Number of passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/452145/united-kingdom-uk-number-of-cars-per-1000-inhabitants/
European Commission. "Number of Passenger Cars per 1,000 Inhabitants in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/452145/united-kingdom-uk-number-of-cars-per-1000-inhabitants/
European Commission, Number of passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/452145/united-kingdom-uk-number-of-cars-per-1000-inhabitants/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 [Graph], European Commission, September 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/452145/united-kingdom-uk-number-of-cars-per-1000-inhabitants/